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TAMPA BAY RAYS (88-71) vs. TORONTO BLUE JAYS (88-71) RH Tyler Glasnow (2-7, 4.23) vs. LH Thomas Pannone (4-1, 3.58) Friday, September 28, 2018 First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. Location: Tropicana Field TV: FOX Sports Sun Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Sp.) Game No.: 160 (88-71) Home Game No.: 79 (49-29) All-Time Game No.: 3,398 (1588-1809) All-Time Home Game No.: 1,700 (871-828) March: 1-2 April: 12-12 May: 15-13 June: 13-14 July: 13-12 August: 17-10 September: 17-8 Pre-ASB: 49-47 Post-ASB: 39-24 UPCOMING PROBABLE PITCHERS & BROADCAST SCHEDULE Upcoming Games Time (ET) Probable Starting Pitchers (Rays vs. Opp.) TV & Radio Sat., 9/29 vs. TOR 6:10 p.m. LH Blake Snell (21-5, 1.90) vs. LH Ryan Borucki (4-5, 3.76) FOX Sports Sun, WDAE 620 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) Sun., 9/30 vs. TOR 3:10 p.m. TBD vs. RH Marco Estrada (7-14, 5.64) FOX Sports Sun, WHNZ 1250 AM, WLCC 760 AM (Sp.) AWARDS SEASON—The Tampa Bay Chapter of the BBWAA announced the ninth time in the last 11 years the Rays have won the season series. their annual Rays awards at the Clutch Hitters Luncheon, and these play- Ê The Rays are hosting the Blue Jays for the first time since June 11- ers will each be honored in a pregame ceremony tonight…LH Blake Snell 13 (3-0)…they played 10 games in Toronto from Aug 10–Sep 23…this won the Don Zimmer Award, given to the club’s Most Valuable Player… series continues a stretch of facing the Blue Jays 13 times in the INF Joey Wendle was named Outstanding Rookie and OF Mallex Smith club’s final 47 games of the season. won the Paul C. Smith Champion Award, given to the player who best exemplifies the spirit of true professionalism on and off the field. PITCHING POINTS—The Rays rank 5th in the majors and 3rd in the AL Ê The Rays also announced their Minor League awards, and will with a 3.74 ERA—only three times in franchise history have they finished honor those players in a pregame ceremony…the minor league a season with a lower ERA: 2011 (3.58), 2012 (3.19) and 2014 (3.56)…since award winners will sign autographs for fans along the first base the debut of the opener on May 19 at LAA, Rays pitching ranks 3rd in the line tonight from 5:45–6:30…INF Nate Lowe was named Minor majors with a 3.48 ERA, behind the Dodgers (3.22) and Astros (3.43)—be- League Player of the Year, LH Brock Burke was named Minor fore that, their 4.43 ERA was 22nd in the majors and 9th in the AL. League Pitcher of the Year and OF Carl Chester was honored with Ê Despite trading four veteran pitchers in the week prior to MLB’s the Erik Walker Community Champion Award…see separate press non-waiver trade deadline, the Rays lead the majors with a .219 release for a full list of awards, including affiliate MVPs. opp avg. and rank 4th with a 3.35 ERA since the start of August. Ê The Rays have a pitched to a AL-best 3.62 ERA in the 1st inning. RAY MATTER—The Rays are 3-5 in their last 8 games on the heels of a Ê The Rays are 45-37 with traditional starters and 43-34 otherwise. 5-game winning streak and 23-5 stretch from Aug 19–Sep 19…at 17 games Ê 24 different pitchers have recorded a win for the Rays, most in the over .500, they are two shy of matching their high-water mark of the sea- majors and a single-season club record ahead of 2017 (20). son…they are 17-8 (.680) in September, tied for 3rd in the majors behind Ê The Rays bullpen has surpassed 800 IP, and their 809.2 IP are a ma- the Astros (18-5) and Brewers (16-7), and 39-24 (.619) since the All-Star jor league record by 152.2 IP, ahead of the 2012 Rockies (657 IP). break, 3rd in the majors behind the Athletics (41-21) and Red Sox (39-22). Ê The Rays have lost 14 times this season when allowing 2 runs or Ê The Rays are coming off a 1-3 series against the Yankees, their first fewer, most in the majors and a single-season club record…they home series loss since Aug 3-5 vs. CWS (0-3)…they are 8-1-2 in their have lost 23 times when yielding 3 runs or fewer, most in the ma- last 11 series since Aug 20 and 11-2-2 in their last 15 since Aug 7. jors and one shy of tying the single-season club record (24, 2014). Ê Yesterday’s 12-1 loss was the club’s largest margin of defeat since May 13 at BAL (17-1) and largest at home since June 16, 2015 vs. ABOUT THE OFFENSE—The Rays rank 3rd in the AL with a .257 avg. and WAS (16-4)…the 12 runs allowed were their most since July 27 at 2nd with a .338 OBP, while they were 12th in avg. and 10th in on-base pct. BAL (15) and most at home since Sep 15, 2017 vs. BOS (13)…the 4 HR last season…they haven’t finished a season in the top five in avg. since allowed tied a season high (6th time) but were their most at home 2005 (.274, 3rd), nor in the top five in on-base pct. since 2013 (.329, 3rd). since Aug 23, 2017 vs. TOR (6)…the offense was held to 2 hits, tying Ê The Rays have only four players with double-digit homers, tied their season low (3rd time, last Mon vs. NYY). with the Tigers for fewest in the majors and tied with 2001 for their fewest in a single season in franchise history…the Rays are WHAT TO PLAY FOR—The Rays would need to go 2-1 or better in last the only team in the majors with only one player with 15 HR—C.J. 3 games for their sixth 90-win campaign in 11 seasons as the Rays…they Cron is 1 HR shy of becoming the ninth player in club history with would join the Red Sox (7), Dodgers (6, 88-71 this season) and Yankees (6) 30 HR in a season…in comparison, the Blue Jays have 11 players as the only teams with six 90-win seasons since 2008, while the Cardi- with double-digit homers and seven players with at least 15 HR. nals (5, 87-72 this season) have a chance to join this group as well…since Ê The Rays have totaled 147 HR this season, 4th-fewest in the majors 2008, the Rays are 943-837 (.530), 6th in the majors behind the Yankees and 81 HR fewer than their club-record 228 HR last season…they (.567), Dodgers (.556), Cardinals (.553), Red Sox (.549) and Angels (.531). have won 27 games this season without the benefit of a home run, Ê If the Rays reach 90 wins, it will be only the third time since the tied with the Pirates for most in the majors, and most in the AL. second Wild Card was introduced in 2012 that a team won 90 Ê The Rays are tied for 3rd in the majors with 121 SB, behind the Indi- games and missed the postseason (2013 Rangers, 2012 Rays). ans (132) Red Sox (122), and their most since 2012 (134). Ê Monday’s loss officially eliminated the Rays from postseason con- Ê Tommy Pham’s 29-game on-base streak is the longest active in the tention—they were the last AL team to be eliminated…including majors and the longest by a Ray since Evan Longoria (34) spanning the remaining games of this season, since becoming the Rays in 2012-13…it is the longest single-season on-base streak by a Ray 2008 the club will have played only 54 games in which they were since Johnny Damon’s club-record 38-game stretch in 2011. mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. Ê The Rays went 30-28 this season against the AL’s five postseason CLOSE SHAVES—The Rays are 27-30 (.474) in 1-run games…the 57 1-run teams, including 21-11 (.656) from June 22 on…they went 18-12 at games are tied with the Mariners for most in the majors and are a single- home against the AL’s five postseason clubs. season club record…the 30 1-run losses are tied with the Giants for most in the majors and tied with 2015 for the club record…the Rays are 17-11 DOME SWEET DOME—The Rays are 49-29 (.628) at home this season, tied (.607) in 1-run games since June 19 compared to 10-19 (.345) before that. for the 3rd-best winning pct. in the majors behind the Red Sox (56-22, .718) and Yankees (53-28, .654)…they are one win shy of reaching 50 home SEVEN YEARS AGO—On Sep 28, 2011, the Rays came back from a 7-0 wins for only the fourth time in franchise history, after going 51-30 in deficit in the 8th inning and went on to win, 8-7, on Evan Longoria’s 2013, 52-29 in 2009 and 57-24 in 2008…while the Rays are 4-5 in their last walk-off homer in the 12th, clinching the AL Wild Card…the win caps a 9 games here following a club-record 12-game home winning streak, they 9.0-game comeback in the Wild Card standings that began on Sep 4—the are 37-13 in their last 50 games here following a 12-16 start this season.